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Jake Paul lands a hit against Mike Tyson during their bout on Friday. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press) Netflix looked for the silver lining in the technically flawed live stream of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight on Friday. The Los Gatos, Calif.-based streaming giant said 60 million households watched the bout between Paul, a fighter

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in action© AFP The highly anticipated fight between the boxing legend Mike Tyson and the popular YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, ended with the latter clinching the win. Paul rose to the occasion and beat the 58-year-old in the bout, which lasted eight rounds at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Paul

Mike Tyson in action© AFP Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said Saturday he has no regrets over losing to Jake Paul in their heavyweight boxing matchup after climbing into the ring “one last time.” The 58-year-old legend dropped a unanimous decision on Friday to 27-year-old Youtube fighter Paul at AT&T Stadium, the home of

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 16, 2024, 03:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Paul cruised to a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson in a fight where a 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-prizefighter defeated a 58-year-old heavyweight legend. It was a generational clash that drew more than 70,000 fans at AT&T Stadium to the tune of an

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 15, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson takes on Jake Paul in an eight-round heavyweight match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Friday night (Netflix, 8 p.m. ET). The fight, sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, will be contested at 2-minute rounds and both fighter

IRVING, Texas — Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington was 3 years old when Mike Tyson delivered his epic post-fight speech after his 38-second demolition of Lou Savarese in June 2000. Carrington could still recite it, word for unforgettable word, while he sat several feet from Tyson on a dais Wednesday night at Toyota Music Factory. It

Nearly 40 years after making his professional debut, and 19 years after being battered into retirement, a 58-year-old Mike Tyson will climb back into the ring on Friday for a Netflix-backed bout that has drawn widespread condemnation across the boxing world. Tyson, who terrorised the heavyweight division during an imperious reign in the late 1980s,

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderNov 12, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions MIKE TYSON SAT on the canvas with his back against the

Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul is slated for November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) The Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight card is official with seven bouts as the eyes of the sporting world turn to Dallas ahead of what will likely be a wild and star-studded

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderNov 10, 2024, 12:43 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jaron “Boots” Ennis retained his IBF welterweight title with a unanimous-decision

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 8: Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Karen Chukhadzhian face off during the weigh in ahead of their November 9th IBF World Welterweight title fight at 2300 Arena on November 8, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images) Uncrowned has Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian 2 and Jesse “Bam”

File photo of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif© AFP Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who defied a row over her gender eligibility to win Olympic gold, is taking legal action over media reports about leaked medical records, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. Reports published in France this week claimed Khelif, 25, has XY, or

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Mike Coppinger Close Mike Coppinger ESPN Boxing Insider Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for

Indian professional boxer Mandeep Jangra won the World Boxing Federation’s super featherweight world title after defeating Britain’s Conor McIntosh in the Cayman Islands. The 31-year-old, who trains under former Olympic silver medallist Roy Jones Jr and has faced only one defeat in his professional career so far, had the upper hand in most rounds. He

Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions is making a big move in 2025. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom have been promotional rivals for more than 40 years. But starting in April 2025, they’ll promote their events on the same platform. Frank Warren’s Queensberry on Sunday announced a landmark multi-year media rights deal with sports broadcaster

Nick ParkinsonNov 2, 2024, 08:27 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Chantelle Cameron is targeting the winner of the rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano later this month after a comfortable, unanimous points victory over Patricia Berghult on Saturday.

Muhammad Ali relaxes in his villa ahead of his fight against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire. October 26th 1974. (UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) When I think of The Rumble in the Jungle, I see the face of Miriam Makeba and hear “Amampondo.” African children chant in unison, clap their hands, and stamp their feet. Meanwhile, Muhammad